Kane, Bob

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Information for Authority record
Name (Hebrew)
קיין, בוב
Name (Latin)
Kane, Bob
Other forms of name
Kane, Robert, 1916-1998
Date of birth
1915-10-24
Date of death
1998-11-03
Field of activity
Cartoons and comics
Comic books, strips, etc.
Occupation
Illustrators
Associated Language
eng
Gender
male
MARC
MARC
Other Identifiers
VIAF: 85570423
Wikidata: Q313048
Library of congress: n 89105909
Sources of Information
  • Starlin, J. Batman, the cult, c1988- :bk. 1, t.p. (Bob Kane)
  • LC data base, 01-11-1990(hdg.: Kane, Bob)
  • Washington Post, Nov. 7, 1998:obit. (Bob Kane, 83, died Nov. 3, 1998, Los Angeles, Calif.; invented Batman cartoon character for DC Comics, first issued 1939; born and raised in New York City)
  • World encycl. of comics, 1998:p. 434 (Kane, Robert; American comic book and comic strip artist, b. Oct. 24, 1916 in New York City; developed "Batman")
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Wikipedia description:

Robert Kane (né Kahn ; October 24, 1915 – November 3, 1998) was an American comic book writer, animator and artist who, along with writer Bill Finger, created Batman and many early related characters for DC Comics. He was inducted into the comic book industry's Jack Kirby Hall of Fame in 1993 and into the Will Eisner Comic Book Hall of Fame in 1996.

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